The drunk driving cop story is really disturbing. It shows just how much police corruption threatens the safety of our citizens. Why was the NYPD covering for a drunk, and providing him with a car and a gun, so he could put everybody’s lives (including other officers!) at risk?!

Bolwerk

Our neocon/pig-coddling government’s budget plan: lower MTA subsidies, higher car subsidies, and a lifelong vacation in Florida for the entire political class. It’s been working out great for us.

Speaking of pigs, they’ve been allowed to do pretty much whatever they want for nearly 20 years now with little oversight or public criticism, as long as they don’t sodomize someone. Stop ‘n frisk and ignoring traffic laws are appalling, but they’re only the tip of the iceberg in a system of entrenched authoritarianism where the punishment for most abuse, if any, is paid leave (=paid vacation) while being investigated. Of course, things don’t bode well for NYC’s next four years either, since conservative soccer mom Christine “take no position” Quinn is the likely prime candidate for mayor (and Riverdale Press wants to know where our right-wing is, sheesh).

As for Dinowitz, maybe time to come up with a better term than “environmentalism”? Hate to say it, but most “environmentalists” might be NIMBYs anyway, and probably are offended by the idea of sharing a subway car with anyone who looks different from them.